Celebrate Earth Day (early!) with the Umstead Coalition! We hope you can join us for our annual Spring plant sale on April 21 & 22 from 3pm-7pm.
We're excited to have expanded quantities and selections of flowers, shrubs and trees this year.
Just added! Special treat to close the event on Thursday from 6-7pm:
Saint Francis Brass Quintet
Prices
2" pot ($5); 4" pot ($9); 1 gal ($15)
Location
Cary entrance to Umstead State Park in the Reedy Creek lot: 2100 N. Harrison Ave, Cary, NC 27513
Available Plants & Sizes
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Type
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Common name
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Botanical name
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Size
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Fern
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Christmas fern
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Polystichum acrostichoides
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1 gal
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Flower
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Bitterweed
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Helenium autumnale
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4"
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Flower
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Blazing star
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Liatris spicata
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4"
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Flower
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Boneset
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Eupatorium perfoliatum
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4"
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Flower
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Catmint
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Nepeta
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4"
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Flower
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Day lily
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Hemerocallis
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4"
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Flower
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Hellebore
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Helleborus orientalis
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4"
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Flower
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Lance-leaf coreopsis
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Coreopsis lanceolata
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4"
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Flower
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New England aster
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
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1 gal
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Flower
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Obedient plant
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Physostegia virginiana
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4"
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Flower
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Prairie coneflower
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Ratibida columnifera
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4"
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Flower
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Plymouth rose-gentian
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Sabatia kennedyana
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4"
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Flower
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Solomon's seal
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Polygonatum biflorum
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4"
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Shrub
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Arrowwood
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Viburnum dentatum
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1 gal
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Shrub
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Buttonbush
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
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1 gal
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Shrub
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Red chokeberry
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Aronia arbutifolia
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1 gal
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Shrub
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Spicebush
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Lindera benzoin
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1 gal
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Shrub
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Sweet pepperbush
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Clethra alnifolia
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1 gal
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Shrub
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Sweetshrub
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Calycanthus floridus
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1 gal
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Shrub
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Virginia sweetspire
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Itea virginica
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1 gal
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Tree
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American Beech
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Fagus grandifolia
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1 gal
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Tree
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Black cherry
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Prunus serotina
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1 gal
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Tree
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Black haw
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Viburnum prunifolium
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1 gal
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Tree
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Eastern redbud
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Cercis canadensis
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1 gal
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Tree
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Fringe tree
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Chionanthus virginicus
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1 gal
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Tree
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Pawpaw
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Asimina triloba
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1 gal
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Tree
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Sassafras
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Sassafras albidum
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1 gal
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Tree
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Downy serviceberry
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Amelanchier aroborea
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1 gal
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Tree
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Shumard oak
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Quercus shumardii
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1 gal
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Fern (1 gal): Christmas fern
Flowers (4" pot): Bitterweed, Blazing star, Boneset, Catnip, Day lily, Hellebore (peach, white, yellow or double red), Lance-leaf coreopsis, Prairie coneflower, Plymouth rose-gentian, Solomon's seal
Flowers (2" pot): Obedient plant, Catmint
Flowers (1 gal): Day lilies, New England aster
Shrubs (1 gal): Arrowwood, Buttonbush, Red chokeberry, Spicebush, Sweetshrub, Sweet pepperbush, Virginia sweetspire
Tree (1 gal): American beech, Black haw, Black cherry, Downy Serviceberry, Eastern redbud, Fringe tree, Sassafras, Shumard oak
100% of all proceeds go to support William B. Umstead State Park
T-Shirts for Sale
This year's new t-shirt features images of leaves and acorns of the 16 (yes 16) oak trees that live in William B Umstead Park.
The front is a Shumard leaf in the fall. The back are the leaves/acorns from the other 15 oak trees.
The adult shirt color is Heather Prism Mint Unisex, 4.2 oz 99% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester. The 2XL slightly darker shade.
The youth's color is Jade Dome and a 50/50 fabric. Long sleeve color is Spanish Moss, 5.5 oz 100% ringspun cotton.
T-shirts are included in your event registration. And, will be on sale with the Pollinator Plant Sale on April 21&22, 3-7pm.
Hats, Hat, hats, we will have 8 styles, colors to choose from, including:
Some your favorites T-shirts from previous years will also be on sale, including:
